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Messenger magazine
To advertise
For more information or to reserve space, contact:
MESSENGER Advertising
1451 Dundee Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
800-323-8039, ext. 308
fax 847-742-1407
e-mail: messengerads@brethren.org
Magazine Profile
Each issue of MESSENGER reaches 10,000 households, with a larger total readership. Most of those are in the Church of the Brethren, a Christian denomination with Anabaptist-Pietist roots established in 1708. Founded in 1851 and today owned and published by the Church of the Brethren, MESSENGER is among the oldest church magazines in the United States.
Enclosed in a four-color cover, the magazine’s 32 pages are filled with news, features, and other articles about Christ at work through the church. MESSENGER also includes media reviews, letters, a youth page, and regular columns. These resources and more go out to pastors, teachers, other congregational leaders, families, and people of all generations 10 times each year.
We invite you, via your advertisements, to reach the readers of MESSENGER.
Closing dates
| Issue |
Space reservations |
Copy |
| Jan./Feb. |
Nov. 1 |
Nov. 15 |
| Mar. |
Jan. 1 |
Jan. 15 |
| Apr. |
Feb. 1 |
Feb. 15 |
| May |
Mar. 1 |
Mar. 15 |
| June |
Apr. 1 |
Apr. 15 |
| July/Aug. |
May 1 |
May 15 |
| Sept. |
July 1 |
July 15 |
| Oct. |
Aug. 1 |
Aug. 15 |
| Nov. |
Sept. 1 |
Sept. 15 |
| Dec. |
Oct. 1 |
Oct. 15 |
Deadline for cancellation is the same as the deadline for space reservations. Advertisements canceled after that date will still be billed for the cost of space originally reserved.
Classifieds
Minimum charge is $75 for up to 80 words; 50 cents per word beyond 80 words. A 10% frequency discount will be given for 6 or more classified ads in one year. Ads may be edited to conform to MESSENGER style. Classified ads must be received via e-mail by the reservation deadline listed above.
Black & white display
(number of ads placed in one year)
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1x |
3x |
7x |
| Full page (8 1/2" x 11") |
$1,200 |
$1,080 |
$960 |
| 2/3 page (4 7/8" x 9 3/4") |
1,000 |
900 |
800 |
1/2 page
horizontal (7 1/2" x 5")
vertical (4 7/8" x 7 1/2") |
800 |
720 |
640 |
1/3 page
horizontal (4 7/8" x 5")
vertical (2 1/4" x 9 3/4") |
650 |
585 |
520 |
| 1/6 page (2 1/4" x 5") |
450 |
405 |
360 |
| Column inch |
125 |
113 |
100 |
Bind-in cards: Price will be equivalent to cost of full-page, black & white ad plus $230 for binding.
Color advertising
(number of ads placed in one year)
| |
1x |
3x |
7x |
| Cover 2 |
$1,300 |
$1,170 |
$1,040 |
| Cover 3 |
1,500 |
1,350 |
1,200 |
| Cover 4 |
1,700 |
1,530 |
1,360 |
All covers are four-color process. Four-color covers must be supplied as PDF files or on disk with a color proof. Advertiser will be billed extra charges for disk output or additional preparation of ads. The July/August issue includes at least four extra inside color pages.
Specifications
Black & white ads should be sent as high-resolution PDF files, or on disk. All fonts and graphics must be included with the file on disk. A laser print of the ad should accompany the disk. Trim size for page is 8 1/2" x 11" with 1/4" bleed on four sides. Minimum line screen is 133; 150 is preferred.
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